알파벳
alpabet[a̠ɭpʰa̠be̞t̚]
In Korean, the English phrase "the abc's" is said as 알파벳 (alpabet).
알파벳 refers to the letters of the English alphabet.
How do you pronounce it?
alpabet
Did you know?
- While 알파벳 refers to the letters themselves, Koreans often use the term 가나다 (Ga-Na-Da) to refer to 'the basics' or 'the ABCs' of any subject, much like how English speakers use the alphabet to represent fundamental knowledge.
- The word 알파벳 is written in the Korean script called 'Hangul', which was scientifically designed to be learned much faster than the 'alphabet' it describes.
- If you are talking about the specific letters of the Korean alphabet rather than English, you should use the word 한글 (Hangul) instead of 알파벳.
Examples in context
- 알파벳을 다 외웠어요.al-pa-bet-eul da oe-wot-eo-yo.I memorized all the abc's.
- 영어 알파벳은 총 26개예요.yeong-eo al-pa-bet-eun chong i-sip-yuk-gae-ye-yo.The English alphabet has 26 letters in total.
- 알파벳 순서대로 써 보세요.al-pa-bet sun-seo-dae-ro sseo bo-se-yo.Please write them in alphabetical order.
Example conversation
Minji is teaching Hyunwoo some English basics.
- 민지 Min-ji현우 씨, 알파벳을 읽을 수 있어요?Hyeon-u ssi, al-pa-bet-eul il-geul su it-eo-yo?Hyunwoo, can you read the abc's?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo아니요, 아직 어려워요.A-ni-yo, a-jik eo-ryeo-wo-yo.No, it is still difficult.
- 민지 Min-ji천천히 같이 연습해요.Cheon-cheon-hi gat-i yeon-seup-hae-yo.Let's practice together slowly.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 도와주셔서 감사합니다.Ne, do-wa-ju-syeo-seo gam-sa-ham-ni-da.Yes, thank you for helping me.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 알파벳, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
